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 International Whistlers Convention & Music Festival
(All events on this page are free except school, dinners and luncheons)

Monday — Sunday, April 4-10, “Happy Whistlers Week”

Designated by the Franklin County Board of Commissioners

Monday — Wednesday, April 4-6, International Whistlers Museum

10:00 am — 2:00 pm Monday and Tuesday | 8:30 am — 5 pm Wednesday

Wednesday April 6 Master of Ceremonies

Byron Marshall
Dinner on your own. See Restaurant Guide
A Franklin County child prodigy,
7:30 — 10:30 pm School for Whistlers
Taft Building, Room 202
Thursday April 7 he began his music career at the age
of three, and his teaching career as
9:00 am Welcome by Dr. Mark La Branche,
a teenager. He has directed choirs
President of Louisburg College and
and ensembles, served as minister
Introductions of Master of Ceremonies and of music and received academic
Judges. Competition begins. awards as IWC judge. He holds the
11:45 am Lunch on your own. title as top accompanist award from
See Restaurant Guide Carowinds Music Competition.
He is pursuing a Ph.D in Music
1:00 pm Continuation of Competition
Education and Performance at the
6:00 pm Dinner on your own. University of North Carolina in
See Restaurant Guide Wilmington.
8:00 pm Grand Opening Concert of
International Whistlers Convention
Friday April 8
The public is invited; admission free.
9:00 am Welcome and Continuation of
Competition
11:45 am Lunch on your own.
See Restaurant Guide

Saturday, April 9 1:00 pm Continuation of Competition

8:25 am Convention’s theme composition “The Happy Whistler”
8:30 am Recognition of Judges and Sponsors Welcome
The Honorable Sidney Dunston, Chair
Franklin County Board of Commissioners
The Honorable Karl Pernell, Mayor, Louisburg, NC
8:45 am Competition of Children and Teens; Adult Finalists
11:45 am Lunch on your own. See Restaurant Guide
1:00 pm Continuation of Finalists
Awards and Announcements of the 2011 International
Whistlers Convention
6:00 pm Dinner Party and Entertainment
Jordan Student Center, Louisburg College
Catered by Chartwell. (Banquet by prior reservation only)
6:00 pm Banquet with Opening Ceremonies
Jordan Student Center, Louisburg College
Catered by Chartwell. (Banquet by prior
reservation only)
8:00 pm Continuation of Competition
Sunday April 10
11:00 am Whistling Sacred Music at area
churches
12:30 pm Luncheon available to whistlers of
the 38th IWC, Jordan Student Center
2:00 pm Guided tours to be announced for
whistlers, families, and friends staying over.

Honored
Judges
National Children’s Championship
Amy Rose, Louisburg, NC 1984-85-86
Jennifer Simmons, Youngsville, NC 1987-88
Terri Long, Centerville, NC 1989
Jeffrey Tillitt, Las Vegas, NV & Louisburg, NC 1990-91-92
Ann Burchette, Louisburg, NC 1993
Tim Pender & Charles Glover, Franklinton, NC 1994
Kirsten Davis, Louisburg, NC 1995
Internation Children’s Champions
Kirsten Davis, Louisburg, NC 1996
Michael Barimo, Winter Park, FL 1997
Blair K. Haggett, Alexandria, VA 1998-99-2000
Tre Cutchins, Franklinton, NC 2001
Blair K. Haggett, Alexandria, VA 2002
Casey Aycock, Louisburg, NC 2003
Emily Edwards, Louisburg, NC 2004-05
Chihaya Kosugiyama, Toyonaka Hotarugaike, Japan 2007
Chihaya Kosugiyama, Toyonaka Hotarugaike, Japan 2008
Takehiro Ishihara, Japan 2009
Qianhe Li, China 2010
National Teen Champions
Michael DeVente, Raleigh, NC &
Patrick Riley, Efland, NC 1988
Amy Rose, Louisburg, NC 1989-90
Suzanne Stafford, Louisburg, NC 1991-92
Amy Rose, Chapel Hill 1993
Suzanne Stafford, Louisburg, NC 1994-95
Mini Drummond
Trained in opera and choral direction at
Indiana University, she has been whistling
since a child and winning more than 30
awards from the days of the Whistle-Off in
Nevada to the IWC in Louisburg. Hailing
from Pennsylvania, she was inducted into the
IWC Hall of Fame in 2006. Previously she
performed with the Washington Oratorical
Society in the Kennedy Center, other operas
and symphonies, and was “On the Road with
Charles Kuralt.” She is the IWC’s Director for
the School of Whistling.
Greg Smith
Winner of the IWC’s grand championship
in 1990 and 1991, the news media described
him as the “dancing whistler for swing music.”
He began his whistling career as a schoolboy
and has perfected the art to an astonishing
professional level from the works of Stevie
Wonder to Beethoven. He has whistled with
the North Carolina Symphony and served as
a judge for the IWC for four years. He was a
judge for the 37th IWC in Qingdao, China last
year at the Chinese Institute for Whistling.
International Teenage Champions
Marco Gualtieri, Quebec Canada 1996
Tony Woodard, Louisburg, NC 1997
Michael Barimo, Winter Park, Florida 1998
Jeffrey Tillitt, Louisburg, NC 1999-2000
Joshua Moore, Castalia, NC &
Christine Leonard, Louisburg, NC 2001
Spencer Wright, Santa Cruz, CA &
Christine Leonard, Louisburg, NC 2002
Cal Fenwick, Kirkfield, Ontario, Canada &
Christine Leonard, Louisburg, NC 2003
Cal Fenwick, Kirkfield, Ontario, Canada &
Malia French, West Jordan, UT 2004
Todd Dickerson, Hickory, NC 2005
Takuma Gima, Osaka Japan &
Emily Edwards, Louisburg, NC 2006
Narumi Nakata, Himeji, Japan 2008
Narumi Nakata & Yudai Takenaka, Japan 2009
Yuki Takeda & Yudai Takenada, Japan 2010
National Adult Champions
Darrell Williams, Durham, NC 1974-75
Jack Lewis, Raleigh, NC 1976
Bob Winslow, Little Rock, AR 1977
Arnie Solomon, New York City, NY 1978
Pat Morgan, Danville, VA 1979
Bobby Brandon, Wilmington, NC 1980
Tobe Sherrill, Greensboro NC 1981-82
Ralph Stecker, Raleigh, NC 1983
Irving Cohen, Oakland, CA 1984
Peter Hassell, New Rochelle, NY 1985
Joel Brandon, Chicago, IL 1986-87
Daniel Bell, Sunnyvale, CA 1988
Sean Lomax, Honolulu, HA 1989
Gregory Smith, Raleigh, NC 1990-91
Angela Adkins
She is instructor of music and director of
choral activities at Louisburg College. She has
an MM in Clarinet Performance from Ohio
University and a BFA from Marshall University
where she was a Yeager Scholar. She studied
ethnomusicology at Wesleyan University
and is experienced in a wide range of music
including jazz, classical rock, American
folk, klezmer, gamelan and experimental
genres. She is an active performer on clarinet
and piano and sings in the chancel choir of
Louisburg United Methodist Church.
Tormod Rogne
His first public performance as a whistler was
at the age of 12 for Public Radio in Norway.
He dreamed of being as good as three of
his whistling stars—Ronnie Ronalde, Jan
Lindblod, and Roger Whittaker. Although
trained in the profession of medicine, he is a
world performer with managers from Sweden
to Japan. His CDs are sold internationally. He
won awards in Louisburg in 2007 and 2009,
Japan in 2008, and world men’s championship
in China in 2010.
National Adult Champions Continued
Sean Lomas, Murrietta, CA 1992
Tanguay Desgagne, Sherbrooke, Canada 1993
Chris Ullman, Washington, DC 1994
Tanguay Desgagne, Sherbrooke, Canada 1995
International Adult Champions
Barry Rector, Vancouver, Canada 1991
Chris Ulman, Washington, DC &
Mary Frances, Herndon, MI 1996
Tanguay Desgagne, Sherbrooke, Canada &
Mary Frances, Herndon, Sedalia, MI 1997
Tanguay Desgagne, Sherbrooke, Canada &
Mimi Drummond, Horsham, PA 1998
Christopher Ullman, Washington, DC &
Mimi Drummond, Horsham, PA 1999
Christopher Ullman, Arlington, VA &
Emily Eagen, Cincinnati, OH 2000
Michael Cooney, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada &
Emily Eagen, Cincinnati, OH 2001
Steven Herbst, New York City, NY &
Carole Skinner, Miller, SD 2002
David Morris, Manchester, England &
Carole Skinner, Miller, SD 2003
Geert Chatrou, Mierlo, The Netherlands &
Sandra Henzler, Fort Collins, CO 2004-05
Terry Rappold, Harahan, LA &
Kimiko Wakiyama, Tokyo, Japan 2007
Geert Chatrou, Mierlo, The Netherlands &
Anne Kaufman, Monrovia CA 2008
Luke Janssen, New York City, NY &
Carol Anne Kaufman, Monrovia, CA 2009
Tormod Rogne, Tonsberg, Norway &
Akiko Shibata, Japan 2010
 Locating the International Whistlers Convention
Louisburg is 30 miles NE on US 401 from Raleigh, the state’s capital city. Other accesses are on NC 56 from I-85
franklin County jct, 27 miles east, and on NC 561 from I-95, jct, 38 miles west. From Henderson at I-85 jct with NC 39 south it is
20 miles and from US 301 jct in Selma it is 40 miles north on NC 39. From Raleigh-Durham International
NC 39 TO
HENDERSON & I-85 Airport via I-540 and US 401 to Louisburg it is 40 miles. For location of the
TO DURHAM & I-85 Louisburg College Auditorium, see map below. Information on
NC 56 NC 561 TO
I-95 & HALIFAX
motels, restaurants and points of interest is available Franklin County
from the Franlkin County Chamber of Commerce Raleigh•
louisburg (919-496-3056), 112 E. Nash Street, or the IWC of the north carolina
US 401 TO Franklin County Historical Society (919-496-4771) (www.
RALEIGH
whistlingiwc.com).
NC 39 TO
SMITHFIELD
Louisburg College Auditorium and Surrounding Area
(not drawn to scale)
Justice Street
Franklin County Arts Center
1 Block to Franklin County Arts Center Clifton Street

To Henderson
Parking
Taft
North Main Street

Area
Building Handicapped
Parking
Whistling
Music Building Academy
School Rm 202
Building

Wheelchair
 Entrance Whistling Contest

Wheelchair
Norris
Confederate Statue Entrance Theatre
 Parking
Ramp Bickett Blvd.
Area US 401 
Handicapped
Library Parking

Parking
Area

College Street
John Street
North Main Street Spring Street

To Raleigh
United Methodist Church Cedar Street
East Noble Street East Noble Street

International Whistlers Convention Board of Directors

Joe Pearce, Chair; Allen de Hart, Vice-Chair; Angela Adkins, Secretary; Joyce Cooke, Treasurer; Patricia Howell, Adminitrative Assistant; and other board
directors Tracy Perry, Lillian Benton, Robert Poole, Betty Conklin, Dewey Botts and Jim Carnes.
Division Coordinators and Committee Chairs and Members
Elmar Holmes, Addilene Leonard, Sharon Billings, Craig and Alicia Eller, Joe Shearon, Faye Layton, Ruby Elmore, Austin Hughes, Charles and Phyllis Heil,
Emily Barrick, and William Finch.
Sponsorships and Contributions and Services
Under the direction of the Franklin County Historical Society, the following supports the Convention: Franklin County Board of Commissioners; Town of
Louisburg; Louisburg College; private contributions, local and national businesses and corporations—including Chris’ Greenhouse; Franklin County Chamber of
Commerce; The Franklin Times; The Wake Weekly; Lake Royale ERC; Stewart’s Jewelers; Eugene and Hope Smith; Print Products, Etc.; Sears; Pete Smith Tire and
Lube; Remington Grill; Carter Bank and Trust; and Terry Rappold; and with special appreciation to the Franklin County Tourism Development Authority (TDA).
We are deeply grateful for all the volunteers and sponsors. If your name came to us after our printing deadline, we appreciate your service and support no less
than that of those listed here.